Utah Code 20A-2-504. Removing names from the official register — General requirements
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(1) The county clerk may not remove a voter‘s name from the official register solely because the voter has failed to vote in an election.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-504
- Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Official register: means the official record furnished to election officials by the election officer that contains the information required by Section
20A-5-401 . See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section
20A-1-201 . See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Voter: means an individual who:(79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;(79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;(79)(c) is registered to vote; and(79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Writing: includes :
(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(2) The county clerk shall remove a voter’s name from the official register if:(2)(a) the voter dies and the requirements of Subsection (3) are met;(2)(b) the county clerk, after complying with the requirements of Section 20A-2-505, receives written confirmation from the voter that the voter no longer resides within the county clerk’s county;(2)(c)(2)(c)(i) the county clerk obtains evidence that the voter’s residence has changed;(2)(c)(ii) the county clerk mails notice to the voter as required under Section 20A-2-505;(2)(c)(iii) the county clerk:(2)(c)(iii)(A) receives no response from the voter; or(2)(c)(iii)(B) does not receive information that confirms the voter’s residence; and(2)(c)(iv) the voter does not vote or appear to vote in an election during the period beginning on the date of the notice described in Section 20A-2-505 and ending on the day after the date of the second regular general election occurring after the date of the notice;(2)(d) the voter requests, in writing, that the voter’s name be removed from the official register;(2)(e) the county clerk receives notice that a voter has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor for an offense under this title and the voter’s right to vote has not been restored as provided in Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5; or(2)(f) the county clerk receives notice that a voter has registered to vote in another state after the day on which the voter registered to vote in this state.(3) The county clerk shall remove a voter’s name from the official register within five business days after the day on which the county clerk receives confirmation from the Office of Vital Records that the voter is deceased. - Writing: includes :